Comparative analysis of antimicrobial activities of valinomycin and cereulide, the Bacillus cereus emetic toxin

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2755-2762

  Tempelaars, Marcel H ^a   Rodrigues, Susana ^a   Abee, Tjakko ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; AEROBIC CONDITION; ALKALINE PH; ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; EMETIC TOXINS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LISTERIA INNOCUA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MAIN COMPONENT; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PH RANGE; PH-DEPENDENT ACTIVITY; PROTON-MOTIVE FORCES; REDUCED SENSITIVITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ALKALINITY; BACILLI; BACTERIOLOGY; DISEASES; ECOLOGY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LISTERIA; MICROORGANISMS; PH; POTASSIUM; STRAIN;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CEREULIDE; DEPSIPEPTIDE; VALINOMYCIN;

AMINO ACID; ANTIBIOTICS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GROWTH RATE; INHIBITION; MEMBRANE; PH; TOXIN;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOOD CONTROL; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PH; STREPTOMYCES;

AEROBIOSIS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; DEPSIPEPTIDES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STREPTOMYCES; VALINOMYCIN;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS CEREUS ATCC 10987; BACILLUS CEREUS GROUP; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; LISTERIA INNOCUA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 79955588796     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02671-10     Document Type: Article

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